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Australia: Doctor urges post office cannabis sales

ABC On-Line

Monday 05 May 2008

The director of the alcohol and drug service at St Vincent's Hospital in Sydney says cannabis should be taxed and sold legally through post offices around the country.

Dr Alex Wodak, who presented his model at the weekend's Mardi Grass festival in Nimbin, on the New South Wales north coast, says cannabis should never have been made illegal.

He says the cannabis industry is twice the size of the national wine industry and is controlled by criminals and corrupt police.

Dr Wodak says there is a simple solution.

"What's so good about criminals and corrupt police that you'd want them to have a virtual monopoly of cannabis distribution," he said.

"It would be taxed like alcohol and tobacco are taxed, you'd have producers who'd be licensed, and distributors would be licensed.

"I've recommended before that the best distribution system would be through Australia Post."

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/05/2235017.htm

 

 

 

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